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Tamia
Tamia Marilyn Washington Hill (born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer. Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Tamia performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. In 1994, after signing a development deal with Warner Bros. Records, she was asked by veteran producer Quincy Jones to appear on his album ''Q's Jook Joint'' (1995), earning her Grammy Award nominations for their collaboration on " You Put a Move on My Heart" and " Slow Jams". Her self-titled debut album was released in 1998 and followed by a series of successful albums with Elektra Records, including '' A Nu Day'' (2000) and ''More'' (2004). Several songs from these albums became hit singles on the pop and R&B record charts, including " So Into You", " Stranger in My House" and " Imagination" as well as her collaborations " Into You", " Missing You" and "Spend My Life with You". Since her departure from Elektra, Tamia has released most of her projects independently on he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tamia Marilyn Washington Hill (born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer. Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Tamia performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. In 1994, after signing a development deal with Warner Bros. Records, she was asked by veteran producer Quincy Jones to appear on his album ''Q's Jook Joint'' (1995), earning her Grammy Award nominations for their collaboration on "You Put a Move on My Heart" and "Slow Jams". Her self-titled debut album was released in 1998 and followed by a series of successful albums with Elektra Records, including '' A Nu Day'' (2000) and ''More'' (2004). Several songs from these albums became hit singles on the pop and R&B record charts, including " So Into You", " Stranger in My House" and "Imagination" as well as her collaborations " Into You", " Missing You" and "Spend My Life with You". Since her departure from Elektra, Tamia has released most of her projects independently on her own l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shep Crawford
Shep Crawford (December 18, 1970) is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B and gospel musician, songwriter, and record producer best known for Whitney Houston's "Same Script, Different Cast", Deborah Cox's "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", Tamia's "Stranger in My House", Sisqó's "Incomplete", and Kelly Price's "As We Lay". He is the founder and pastor of The Experience Christian Ministries in Los Angeles, California. Early life and influences Crawford was born and raised in Los Angeles. He attended Carver Missionary Baptist Church with his family where he learned musicianship from Pastor Richard Stubbs. At the age of eight, Crawford began playing the piano and organ for the Carver Church each week. At the age of 19, he became a licensed pastor at Love and Unity Community Church by Pastor Carl A. McCorkle. Career Crawford has written and produced multiple albums for chart-topping artists, including Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Tamia, Deborah Cox, Montell Jordan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamia (album)
''Tamia'' is the debut studio album by Canadian recording artist Tamia. It was released on April 14, 1998 on Quincy Jones's Qwest Records, while distribution was handled through Warner Bros. Recorded after the release of her Grammy Award-nominated collaborations with Jones and the single " Missing You", her contribution to the soundtrack of the 1996 motion picture '' Set It Off'', Tamia worked with a plethora of producers on her debut, including Jermaine Dupri, Tim & Bob, Mario Winans, J-Dub, Keith Crouch, and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, many of which would become frequent producers on subsequent projects. Upon its release, ''Tamia'' received a mixed to positive reception by critics, who complimented Tamia's vocal performance and the progression from her earlier recordings but found the material uneven. It debuted and peaked at number sixty-seven on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and entered the top twenty of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Five singles were released from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More (Tamia Album)
''More'' is the third studio album by Canadian R&B recording artist Tamia. It was released by Elektra Records on April 6, 2004 in North America. Created over a period of three years, in which the singer gave birth to her first child, the album, initially titled ''Still'', was indefinitely bumped from its original August 2003 schedule after Tamia was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and forced to undergo treatment. With the illness in remission, she resumed work on the album later that year and arranged additional recording sessions with producers Poke & Tone, Spanador and R. Kelly to revamp parts of the album which saw her also reteaming with frequent partners such as Jermaine Dupri, Shep Crawford and Mario Winans. The album was released to generally mixed reception from music critics, who applauded Tamia's vocal performances and noted its sophisticated sound. Criticism mainly targeted the amount of fillers as well as the album's occasionally inconsistent production. ''More ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Into You (Tamia Song)
"So Into You" is a song performed by Canadian singer Tamia from her self-titled debut album ''Tamia'' (1998). It was written by Tamia, Tim Kelley, and Bob Robinson, with production helmed by Kelley and Robinson under their production moniker Tim & Bob. The song is built around a sample from "Say Yeah" (1978) by American soul band The Commodores. Due to the inclusion of the sample, its writers Lionel Richie and Ronald LaPreads are credited as songwriters. "So Into You" is a mid-tempo R&B song with lyrics describing the protagonist's feelings of love for her partner. The song earned generally positive reviews from critics and was noted for Tamia's more restrained and seductive singing technique. It was released as the third single from the album on June 23, 1998 and became an R&B hit, peaking at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The song's music video was created by Harvey White and premiered on American TV in June 1998. It received a Directorial Debut o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Nu Day
''A Nu Day'' is the second studio album by Canadian recording artist Tamia. It was released by Elektra Records on October 10, 2000, following her transition from Qwest Records. A less ballad-driven collection of songs and more progressive approach than her debut effort, Tamia worked with a smaller number of songwriters and producers on the album, including Dallas Austin, Shep Crawford, Missy Elliott, Bink!, Errol "Poppi" McCalla, and Jazz Nixon, some of whom would become frequent collaborators on subsequent albums. As with ''Tamia'', a cover version, DeBarge's 1983 single " Love Me in a Special Way", was also recorded for the album. Upon its release, ''A Nu Day'' received a mixed response from critics, who complimented Tamia's transition from the adult contemporary sound on her debut album to a more stylish contemporary urban soul but found the material inconsistent. The album debuted and peaked at number forty-six on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and became her first entry on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Life (Tamia Album)
''Love Life'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian recording artist Tamia, released on June 9, 2015 by Plus One Music Group and Def Jam Recordings. Her first major label release since ''More'' (2004), it saw Tamia consulting a diverse roster of collaborators including songwriting credits from Rachel Assil, Claude Kelly, and Dillon Pace. With much of the album completed in ten days only, she used two studios to record material for ''Love Life'' simultaneously. Production comes courtesy of the likes of Pop & Oak, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart and Polow da Don, as well as frequent collaborators The Stereotypes and Shep Crawford, amongst others. Upon release, the critical response to ''Love Life'' was highly positive, eventually garnering critical acclaim for its mature lyrics, Tamia's vocalizing, and its overall "grown-up, worn-in R&B" sound. In the United States, the album debuted at number 24 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 16,000 copies in its first week. It also topped the To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imagination (Tamia Song)
"Imagination" is a song by Canadian recording artist Tamia, released as the first single from her self-titled debut album (1998). It was written and produced by Jermaine Dupri and his protégé Manuel Seal and features additional vocals by the former. "Imagination" is a mid-tempo R&B song that contains an interpolation from The Jackson 5's 1969 song "I Want You Back", written and produced by Motown's The Corporation team consisting of Berry Gordy, Alphonzo Mizell, Freddie Perren, and Deke Richards. "Imagination" was released as Tamia's second overall solo single, after "Make Tonight Beautiful" the previous year from the ''Speed 2: Cruise Control'' soundtrack. Earlier appearances include featuring on mentor Quincy Jones's singles " You Put a Move on My Heart" and " Slow Jams", as well as " Missing You", a song she recorded with singers Brandy, Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan for the soundtrack of the 1996 motion picture '' Set It Off''. While not as commercially successful as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into You (Fabolous Song)
"Into You" is the third single from American rapper Fabolous's second studio album, '' Street Dreams'' (2003), featuring either Ashanti or Tamia. The song also appears on Tamia's album ''More''. "Into You" originally featured Ashanti, but after Irv Gotti of Murder Inc. Records refused to let her film a music video to promote the single, Fabolous reached out to Tamia to re-record a commercial version. Both the album and single versions received heavy radio-play, resulting in all three artists being credited on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Based on Tamia's 1998 single " So Into You", which samples the Commodores Commodores are an American funk and soul band, which were at their peak in the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1968, and signed with Motown in ...' song "Say Yeah", "Into You" reached number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the second single from the alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranger In My House (Tamia Song)
"Stranger in My House" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Tamia. It was written by Shae Jones and frequent collaborator Shep Crawford and produced by the latter. Initially helmed for fellow R&B singer Toni Braxton, it was left unused and later recorded by Tamia for her second studio album, '' A Nu Day'' (2000). Inspired by the surprise ending of the supernatural thriller film ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999), the strings-led, dramatic contemporary R&B ballad is about a woman who is confused with her partners recent change in behavior and goes into denial about it. The song was released as the album's second single in February 2001. Upon its release, it received a positive reception from music critics who complimented the singer for her vocal performance, and reached number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Tamia's first top ten hit on the chart. "Stranger in My House" also peaked at number three on ''Billboard''s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, while reaching the top spot on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missing You (Brandy, Gladys Knight, Tamia, And Chaka Khan Song)
"Missing You" is a song recorded by American singers Brandy, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan and Canadian R&B musician Tamia. The song was used to promote the 1996 film '' Set It Off''. It was written and produced by Gordon Chambers and Barry J. Eastmond and released as the lead single from the soundtrack album of the film on August 6, 1996, through East West Records. The song features a string arrangement conducted by Eastmond. The collaboration peaked at number two in New Zealand and reached number 25 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as well as number ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles chart. It gave Tamia her highest-charting single at the time and become one of the biggest hit singles of the 1990s for both Knight and Khan. At the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, "Missing You" was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Background "Missing You" was written by musicians Barry J. Eastmond and Gordon Chambers. Eastmond was picked by Elektra Records CEO Sylvia Rhone to pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Put A Move On My Heart
"You Put a Move on My Heart" is a song by British recording artist Mica Paris, written and produced by Rod Temperton for her third studio '' Whisper a Prayer'' (1993). Reception Though not released as a single, the song received general acclaim from critics. Andrew Hamilton of Allmusic expressed, 'Mica Paris' original rendition of Rod Temperton's ballad supreme ..shames Tamia's more successful rendition'. Hamilton also described the tone of her voice as 'glorious', writing, it 'never pales; it glows like a warm fire as the devastating British woman squeezes the last drop of soul from the lyrics.' Whilst ''Entertainment Weekly'' writer James Earl Hardy described the song as 'sexy R&B', Daryl Easlea of the BBC called it 'beautiful and passionately delivered' he also expressed, 'you long for it being recorded at a different time, not with Paris in front of a keyboard with an orchestra setting button and a drum machine'. Quincy Jones version In 1994, Canadian singer Tamia perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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